Philippa T. K. Saunders

ORCID: 0000-0001-9051-9380 · 132 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2011
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2011-0272

CONTEXT: The endometrium is a multicellular, steroid-responsive tissue that undergoes dynamic remodeling every menstrual cycle in preparation for implantation and, in absence of pregnancy, menstruation. Androgen receptors are present in the…

lab-animal 2011
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021221

Endometrial regeneration is mediated, at least in part, by the existence of a specialized somatic stem cell (SSC) population recently identified by several groups using the side population (SP) technique. We previously demonstrated that end…

lab-animal 2010
·doi:10.1093/humrep/de.25.s1.242

Introduction: Endometriosis, defined as the growth of endometrial tissue outside \nthe uterine cavity is a common gynaecological disorder affecting 10-15% \nof women in their reproductive years. It is a major clinical problem causing in- \n…

2009
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2009-1476

ContextSex steroid hormone receptor (SHR) dynamics are well-documented in human endometrium but have not been comprehensively studied in Fallopian tube (FT).ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to compare expression patterns and hormonal regul…

lab-animal 2009
BMC cancer ·doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-330

BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy; risk factors include exposure to oestrogens and high body mass index. Expression of enzymes involved in biosynthesis of oestrogens and prostaglandins (PG) is often…

other 2008
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/den298

BACKGROUND: Estrogen receptor related beta (ERRbeta, ESRRB/NR3B2) is an orphan receptor that shares significant sequence homology with estrogen receptors ERalpha and ERbeta. ERR family members are reported to exhibit constitutive transcript…

lab-animal 2007
Molecular Endocrinology ·doi:10.1210/me.2007-0316

TGFbeta1 is thought to be intimately involved in cyclic tissue remodeling and inflammatory events associated with menstruation. Menstruation is initiated by progesterone withdrawal; however, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood…